"The timing of this waiver placement is just slightly strange. At Leafs practice Friday morning, after the announcement that center Scott Laughton is out week-to-week after suffering an injury in Thursday night's preseason game against the Detroit Red Wings, it was Kampf that took his spot on the fourth line. Right there, the veteran Czech center was in between Steven Lorentz and Easton Cowan on the projected fourth line to start the season and it somewhat made sense as a temporary option."
"With the new additions like Nicolas Roy, Dakota Joshua, and Matias Maccelli, the Leafs already did not have a lot of open positions. Kampf was already fighting an uphill battle after Laughton joined the team at the trade deadline last season, and now with an entirely new trio for the Leafs, all he could do was hope that his defense-first game would keep him as an extra forward."
The Toronto Maple Leafs placed center David Kämpf on waivers Friday, with the likely intent of assigning him to the AHL's Toronto Marlies. Kampf, 30, played 59 games last season, scoring five goals and collecting 13 points while averaging 12:24 of ice time. The waiver move came after he filled Scott Laughton's fourth-line spot in practice following Laughton's injury, making the timing unexpected. Management or coaching decisions—potentially including a desire for cap relief—appear to have driven the move. Recent roster additions reduced available spots, increasing competition and limiting Kampf's NHL role.
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